USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/05 14:55
01/05/2026 | 2:55 pm CST USDA National Daily Direct Afternoon Hog Report 01/05 14:55
LSDLM_HG217
Des Moines, IA Mon, Jan 05, 2026
DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT
Current Volume by Purchase Type
Barrows and Gilts Live and Carcass Basis
Estimated Actual Actual Actual
Today Today Week Ago Year Ago
Producer Sold
Negotiated 3,469 3,469 1,725 3,215
Other Market Formula 108,329 108,329 37,904 37,260
Swine/Pork Market Formula 256,725 256,725 193,881 227,022
Other Purchase Arrangement 230,329 230,329 176,061 209,031
Negotiated Formula 1,052 1,052 424 1,055
Pack. Sold (all purchase types) 58,448 58,448 42,319 64,915
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Volume and Price Range For Barrows and Gilts
Purchased Swine (Including Packer Sold)
National Iowa/ Western Eastern
Minnesota Cornbelt Cornbelt
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Negotiated (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,710
Lowest Base Price 57.00
Highest Base Price 69.50
Weighted Average Price 66.36
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 70
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 1,780
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Other Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 111,695 23,601 33,960 77,735
Lowest Base Price 75.29
Highest Base Price 104.35
Weighted Average Price 93.15
Change from Previous Day
Swine/Pork Market Formula (carcass basis)
Head Count 290,263 171,029 203,300 80,982
Lowest Base Price 68.86 70.59 70.59 68.86
Highest Base Price 88.95 87.00 87.00 88.95
Weighted Average Price 80.86 80.63 80.50 81.65
Change from Previous Day
Other Purchase Arrangement (carcass basis)
Head Count 229,068 192,141 195,856 31,423
Lowest Base Price 68.10 68.10 68.10 73.10
Highest Base Price 104.68 89.84 89.84 104.68
Weighted Average Price 79.78 79.04 79.13 83.49
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated (live basis)
Head Count 980
Lowest Base Price 48.00
Highest Base Price 55.50
Weighted Average Price 53.56
Change from Previous Day
Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 982
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
Combined Negotiated/Negotiated Formula (live basis)
Head Count 1,962
Lowest Base Price
Highest Base Price
Weighted Average Price
Change from Previous Day
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DAILY DIRECT AFTERNOON HOG REPORT (PDF) (LSDLM_HG217) DAILY
DIRECT NEGOTIATED HOG PURCHASE MATRIX
REPRESENTING INDIVIDUAL PACKER CARCASS MERIT BUYING PROGRAMS
based on both Fat and Muscle Measurements for a 200 lb Carcass Basis
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CARCASS WEIGHT DIFFERENTIALS
145# -30.00 -14.62 175# -1.35 1.00 205# .00 3.00
155# -30.00 -5.00 185# .00 1.50 215# -8.00 3.00
165# -15.00 .00 195# .00 3.00 225# -30.00 1.00
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MEASUREMENTS BASED ON SLAUGHTER DATA SUBMITTED
5-Day Rolling Average Market Hog5 lb carcassnch back-fatre inch loinh loin
depthFFLI: 53.82
Price Range $64.50 - $73.50
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BARROWS & GILTS PURCHASE BY STATE OF ORIGIN
Canada 6,855 Iowa 301,268
Illinois 31,473 Indiana 38,616
Kansas 3,507 Kentucky 2,653
Michigan 10,930 Minnesota 89,696
Missouri 6,755 Montana 704
North Carolina 15,442 North Dakota 512
Nebraska 30,754 Ohio 25,025
Oklahoma 1,836 Pennsylvania 5,446
South Dakota 10,895 Tennessee 75,000
Wisconsin 985
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